Population: 12.431 million
Temperature Range: 10 to 23
Average Precipitation High: 100-105 (Jan)
Average Precipitation Low: 50-55 (Aug)
Top 3 Albums: 1.  "Bandidos rurales" by Leon Gieco
                      2.  "Chiquititas vol. 7" by Chiquititas
                      3.  "Pa' otro la'o" by Chichi Peralta y
                            Son..
Top 3 Singles: 1.  "Lady Marmalade" by Christina
                           Aguilera, etc.
                      2.  "More Than That" by the Backstreet Boys
                      3.  "Real Sugar" by Roxette
Top North American Single: "Lady Marmalade" by
Christina Aguilera, etc.
Music Info Source: Ruta Music August
Currency Used: Argentine Peso (ARS)
Major School: University of Buenos Aires
Place to Have Fun: La Boca

- City name means 'fair winds' in Spanish
- 1/3 of Argentina's population lives here
- Commercial centre
- Biggest industries: food processing, motor vehicles,
textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing,
steel
- Ethnic groups: 85% white, Metizos, Amerindians
and other non-whites make up other 15%
- Literacy Rate: 96.2%
- Religion:  80%  Roman Catholic, 75%  Protestant
w/ small Muslim & Jewish communities
 

- In the district of La Boca, its normal to paint
houses, telegraph poles and trees in the colour of
your local football team